Jereme Richmond: The key To future Illini basketball success
December 3, 2008 10:37 AM
We took in Richmond's performance vs. Warren this past Saturday night at Waukegan and what immediately jumped out at us is how the 6'7 class of 2010 forward looks like a totally rejuvenated player in comparison with a year ago. More on this in a moment, but first let's talk about Richmond's skill set.
As we have said repeatedly, not only is Richmond the #1 player in Illinois from the class of 2010, but he is also the most naturally talented player in the state--period. While all of the Illini recruits from the 2009 and 2010 classes are talented, if we had to pick the one who is most likely to become a college All-American it would be Richmond hands down. None of the other recruits possess Richmond's degree of versatility. He is capable of scoring both with his back to the basket and facing up. In addition, Richmond rebounds extremely well, can handle the ball and has greatly improved his jumpshot, as he has proven to us that he can be just as dangerous (if not more so) on the wing as he is in the paint.
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As we have said repeatedly, not only is Richmond the #1 player in Illinois from the class of 2010, but he is also the most naturally talented player in the state--period. While all of the Illini recruits from the 2009 and 2010 classes are talented, if we had to pick the one who is most likely to become a college All-American it would be Richmond hands down. None of the other recruits possess Richmond's degree of versatility. He is capable of scoring both with his back to the basket and facing up. In addition, Richmond rebounds extremely well, can handle the ball and has greatly improved his jumpshot, as he has proven to us that he can be just as dangerous (if not more so) on the wing as he is in the paint.
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